Clip support for shotgun shells



1949- P. R. ISAACSON 2,477,806

CLIP SUPPORT FOR SHOTGUN SHELLS Filed Dec. 31, 1947 I N V EN TOR. Pau/A? fsaacson Patented Aug. 2, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE L1?SUPPORT FOR SHOTGUN SHELLS Paul R. Isaacson, Denver, 0010.

Application December 31, 1947, Serial No. 794,829

1 Claim. 1 This invention relates to a clip for carrying cartridges, andis more particularly designed for hunters use to carry shot gun shells.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a clip forsupporting shells in which the shells can be rapidly inserted andremoved.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the clip that it canbe quickly and easily applied to any belt without the use of elaboratetools or machinery.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of theinvention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and eificiency.These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is hadto the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numeralsrefer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout thedescription.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary side view of a carrying belt on which theimproved clip is supported, illustrating shot gun shells in placetherein;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the shell clip employed on a belt;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the improved clip;

Fig. 4 is a rear view;

Fig. 5 is a top view thereof; and

Fig. 6 illustrates the metal blank from which the clip is formed.

In the drawing, a belt is illustrated at l formed of leather, canvas, orother suitable flexible material. Typical shot gun shells of the typehaving a flanged cap extremity M are indicated at I2.

The improved clip is formed from a single blank of resilient sheetmetal, such as spring steel, brass, or bronze, stamped, as shown in Fig.6, to form a vertical back plate portion l3, two side Wing portions IS,an upper pair of prongs IS, a lower pair of prongs l1, and a neckportion l8.

The back plate l3 and the wing portions l5 are formed on a cylindricalradius slightly smaller than the radius of the shells l2. The prongs l6and I! are turned to project rearwardly in parallel relation. The neckportion I8 is arcuately indented to form a cap-receiving groove [9. The

2 adjacent edges of the wings are rolled outwardly, as indicated at 20.

The device is applied to the belt II by punching four slotted holes ateach position where it is desired to place a shell. The prongs i6 and I!are passed through the holes and bent so that the prongs of each pairface each other with their points turned into the material of the beltII.

The cartridges l2 are inserted by simply fitting their shot extremitiesbetween the flared portions 20 of the wings l5 and forcing the shelldownwardly until the cap portion of the shell aligns with the groove 19.The shell is then released and the inherent resiliency of the wingportions l5 snaps the edge of the cap into the groove 19, securelyretaining the shell in place.

The shells can be quickly and easily removed by simply gripping the capextremities and pulling them outwardly from the groove I9 and from theresilient grip of the wing portions l5.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described andillustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may bevaried, within the scope of the appended claim, without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired securedby Letters Patent is:

A clip for supporting a shot gun shell of the type having a flanged capextremity, comprising: a backing plate; two resilient, inwardly facing,arcuate wings projecting from said backing plate and adapted to grip ashell thereagainst; and a relatively narrow neck portion extendingupwardly from said backing plate above the upper edges of said wings andhaving an indented groove in its forward face for receiving the flangedextremity of a shell.

PAUL R. ISAACSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following referecnlces are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 549,710 Evans Nov. 12, 1895560,618 Lane May 19, 1896

